shooting (up)

verb

Definition of shooting (up)next
present participle of shoot (up)
as in soaring
to rise abruptly and rapidly gas prices shot up seemingly overnight

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shooting (up)
  1. soaring
  2. increasing
Verb
  • Esponda nailed her highly difficult tumbling, soaring to the highest floor score of the night.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Colorado is heading into another dangerous stretch of summer heat, with temperatures soaring toward 100 degrees this weekend and elevated fire weather concerns across the mountains.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of soaring
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  • The latest revelations about Welch come as the speaker on Wednesday made the rounds of several media outlets in an effort to shore up support for his leadership amid increasing scrutiny.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Medina Diaz ran on increasing public education funding, strengthening the school system, improving aging infrastructure and raising the state minimum wage to $16.
    — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of increasing
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“Shooting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooting%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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